Lee Germon


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Lee Kenneth Germon

Born: 4 November 1968, Christchurch, Canterbury
Major Teams: Canterbury, Otago, New Zealand.
Known As: Lee Germon
Pronounced: Lee Germon
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: New Zealand v India at Bangalore, 1st Test, 1995/96
Latest Test:
New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1996/97

ODI Debut:
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein, Mandela Trophy, 1994/95
Latest ODI:
New Zealand v England at Wellington, 5th ODI, 1996/97

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 06/02/1997)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   12   21   3   382   55   21.22  39.05   0   1   27   2

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 04/03/1997)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   37   31   5   519   89   19.96  65.94   0   3   21   9

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1987/88 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  103  142  35  3123  160*  29.18   4  10  258  26

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               1.4    0    12    1  12.00  1-12    0   0  10.0  7.20

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1987/88 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  136  105  23  1586   89   19.34   0   7  119  28

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               1      0     8    0    -     -      0   0    -   8.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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After the controversy during the tour of RSA in 1994/5 and the poor form during the home centenary season immediately following that, the administration of the New Zealand game at the top level fell apart. Part of the shake-up involved appointing a new coach (Glenn Turner) and this, in turn, led to a change of New Zealand captain. Turner wanted someone with proven leadership skills, who had the respect of the players, and who could maintain discipline both on and off the field by his own example. He had no hesitation in going for Lee Germon, a player with no previous test experience, but who had been on the tour of South Africa and had proven leadership skills at provincial level. With Canterbury, he was required to take over an ailing team, many of whom were more experienced, and he did an excellent job of moulding them into the best provincial team in the country. He is a keeper who can bat in the lower-middle order, and a place was found for him in the team by converting Adam Parore into a specialist batsman. As a keeper he is a good, if inconsistent, player and enjoys standing up. Keeper/captain is a very demanding role - both tasks requiring absolute concentration. Much of his inconsistency as a keeper can be put down to that. As a batsman he loves to pepper the boundary square on the off side off the back foot, and his batting form as captain in India was ample proof of his ability to lead by example. At ODI level, with the side in desperate need of a no.3, Germon was occasionally pressed into service in this role. Against Australia in the WC96 quarter final he was outstandingly successful at no.3, sharing in a huge partnership with Chris Harris. In 1997 his form fell away under new coach Steve Rixon and he started to lose some of the players' respect. With Turner not involved in either coaching or selection he lost his place in the side - Adam Parore reclaiming the gloves and his favoured middle-to-lower order batting slot.